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Real Fellowship - One Church

I often hear the question, “Where do you go to church?” I used to answer the question, “Church isn’t a place you go to; We are the Church.” It seems like somehow that message has been by-passed. I've been praying a great deal about how to answer this in current days. I'm not just ignoring the question. I'm also not offended at anyone for asking it, and I don't want my tone to come across that way. It is a question I hear often, but it is a question I really struggle with. I don't really like the question, because I feel like it often comes with a reflexive judgment or stereotyping: labeling people according to their denominational or particular affiliation, rather than simply acknowledging people as the family of God, who truly know Jesus as Savior. As soon as I mention the church group I regularly fellowship with, others who don't go there immediately categorize me as being "not with them." Otherwise the question is used for judging people on the